Vehicle-tire.



Patented. Mar. 30, 1909.

W/TNESSES A TTOHNE .20 hereinafter described and define in the ap- '30substantially on the 1ine 2 2 in Fig;

BA TonRoss, orBUF Lo, NEW YORK.

No. 918,784." e

To allwhom'it'mayconcemg 'Be it known that I, 'Ban'rowRoss, acitizen ot'the lllnited-Statesftmd a resident of: Buffalo, in the oun'ty of Erie'and State of 5 New Yorkyhave invented a newand I mproved ,Vehiele-T-ire,of which the follow ng is a full,-' clear,-and-exact description; I K IThis invention has for its object to provide noyel'details ofconstruction-0 afivehicle tire, that are simple, practical andinexpensive, whereby great resilience is had by the tire, due to thejointyemployment of a hoop of suitable 'materiah' andinovel rein forcingmeans coacting'- therevlzith y.v which adapt theimprovedtire-tolhavesuperior elasticity, uniform expansion and greatdurability.

, The invention consists'in the 'novelcon-j strnction and combination ofart's, &S," 1Sf pendedclaims. a.

Reference is to be had to thegaccomp'any-g ing'drawings forming a' partofgthis specifi-f \cation, in which similar characters of refl- 2 erenceindicate corresponding; p rts in all the views. 4 I i Figure-1 is apartly sectional sideview'pf a portion of the. improved vehicletire;Fig.

2 is a'-transversesectional-View of the same- Fig. 3 is afragmentaryside view proved tire, showingafmodlfied means for,

' securing the tire upon a wheel rim;

V In the construction of-the'. improved tire, a plurality ofsimilar-resilient rings A, having the fOI'mf Of bands are provided;said" rings being of suitable width, are-preferably inte al in theirwalls; There is ahoop B, ormed of Wood or other suitable- 40 material,furnished as a-c'ore'for the tire, and as shown in Fi 2 the hoop ifof-either material is prefera bly triangular in cross.- section, havingthe ringsA mounted thereon -'at equal short distances of separation. Uon the exterior of the hoop B and ringsa preferably segmental cap-ring Gis mounted, these ring segments beingponcavemn' their inner sides andconvex .exteriorly, which adapts them to fit closely upon the ringsA. 7'I f Opposite the spaces a that are gaps be:

tween adjacent, edges of the rings. A, a .series of plate metal straps Dare located, and pass around the hoop B beneath" the cap ring G, whereonend portions of the straps p n a bodythat has'been described, a rubbertire are secured by rivets orscrews, as indicated,

j v s cia ation'or Letters Patent. Patented March so,- 1909. Applicationfiled s iteinb 24,1907.- Serial No. 394,525.-

the dra wings, these straps binding the rin s- A and cap ring upon thehoop B;

their concave surfaces being seated upon the ringsu'k. WithinlthejringsA a plurality of open bindingrings 1F,"forrned of wire rods Tl Dir-116lower sides of the assembled red.

or-the like, are 'introduced, these,rings each 'havingfla'jela npingsleeve: con one end 'thereofanda nutc screwed upon the re maining fendthatfis passed through the sleeve. The binding rings :Ifare held spacedapart by thin blocks d that "are provided in suflicient number forholding the rings parallel with each other and properly separated. Thenutsjct are each located opposite a gap between twoofthe A, thuspermitting the-use of a thin wrencli {tire body islprodu'ced.

lithe-exterior of the tire G 'is'.lnounted,fisaid envelop' beinq" seatedin -a reces's 'in'the wheel rim H, w erebyrth'e' tire is held firnrlyjuon said'whe'el rim-,c n'ient, if necessary,- he

- curingthe'- rubber envelop on the wheel ing employed for se-- In Fig.3 a slightly modified means for se curing. the tire upon the wheel rimHis shown. In this construction the binding wires F are bent at an angled nearone end of each wire, thus providing an "inclined member Fthereon,- which is passed through a 'loopd"on theo" posite endof arespective binding wire, an thence down through a p (not shown) which-Zen bl'esf the turning of the nuts, and the contraction of'thefring'sFuponfthe' resilient gs A,-whe'reby a completed-metal ring orperforation in the wheel rim H, whereon is;

formed or secured. "an angle washer a through which said inclined membertrends.-

' I.he threaded end portion 'F' of each. wire F is furnished with a nute, that when tightly adjusted, draws; the wires F forcibly uponthelresilient rings A, and bindsthe conipos-.

ite tire upon't'he rim H.

It will'be seen that the employment of the series of ring bands A, asattached upon a like side of'the'hoop B, coacting with the other detailsof construction, distributes load;

' "rain sustained by the structure throughouttlie tire, rendering itvery strong, durable and elastic, as well as light, the provi-fl sion ofthe reinforcing spring rin 1E being advantageous as a strengtheningactor, and

for preventing a lateral sway or skidding action of the tire.

Having thus described my invention, I clainr as new and desire to securebyLetters Patent: l. A resilient tire for vehicles, comprising a hoop, aplurality of resilient ri hands mounted in sequence on the hoop, aiidlooped straps adapted for securing the ring bands on the same side ofthe hoop. A

2. A resilient tire for vehicles, comprising a hoop, a plurality ofresilient ring bands mounted in se uen'ce on the hoop, acap r' seatedupon tie resilient ring bands, a1i looped straps engaging thehoop-between the ring bands and secured by their ends upon the cap-rin3. A resifient tire for vehicles, comprising a hoopda plurality .ofresilient ring bands moun in sequence 'on thehoop, a. cap ring seatedupon the resilient ring bands overthe hoop, strap s in looped formpassedaround the hoop and secured by their ends upon the rings seatedupon the resilient ring bands,

cap ring. between the edges of the resilient" ring bands, a plurality oreinforcing s'pring and binding rings bearing upon the inner side of theresilient ring hands.

- 4. A resilient tire for vehicles, comprising ring mounted upon thering-bands, a plurality of looped straps passed around the'hoop.

5 between the ring-bands at their edges, means for securing the ends ofsaid straps upon the inner surface of the cap-rin reinforcing stri s inring form seated on e ring-bands, a p urality of binding-rings adaptedfor contraction and seati upon the" inner side of the resilient ringands, and a rubber tire enveloping the described tire structure andseated on a wheel-rim.

- In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' BARTON ROSS.

Witnesses:

C. T. CLARK, v c p H, S. Ross.

